Its proboscis is almost as long as its entire body and is kept curled up when not in use. One of the most remarkable aspects of the hummingbird hawk-moth is its vision. Unlike most insects ...

Looking at the proboscis in "slow motion" To demonstrate that this appendage control also occurs in insects, the researchers conducted sophisticated behavioural experiments in which hummingbird ...

Fossilized poop from 236 million years ago may contain the oldest-known butterfly evidence ever found. A prehistoric clue, ...

These tiny insects are famous for their ability to ... Weevils have a structure called a proboscis, which is a long, flexible nose or snout found in certain animals, known for its length and ...

Pollution can also make it harder for insects to learn. In a 2019 study, Girling and his colleagues first trained honeybees to recognize an odor using the sugar water–proboscis method.

Herbivorous insects, those that feed on plants ... Suckers, on the other hand, have a tube-like mouthpart called a proboscis that allows them to get liquid by sucking or lapping, whether from ...